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Submitted: 11/22/21 • Approved: 11/22/21 • Last Updated: 11/25/21 • R1402405-G1402404-S3
Buel
CORPORAL
World War II
July 23, 1922 - June 4, 2012
Helen
April 29, 1924 - August 13, 1991
*Obituary
Buel L. Porter was born at Harmony, Arkansas in 1922 to parents James Loyce and Ola Miracle Porter. He was their second child. Buel had four siblings...three brothers and one sister. His brother, Gus Porter and his sister, Trixie Porter Buchanan are deceased. His older brother, Lyall Porter, and his younger brother, Bill Porter are still living.
Buel enlisted for the World War II draft on November 18, 1942 in Little Rock. His official Branch Code was: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officer, USA. Buel became a corporal before the war ended and he served during the Battle of the Buldge.
On August 17, 1946, Buel married the love of his life, Helen Wilkene Ingram. Helen was the daughter of Clyce and Allie Jaggers Ingram. She had one sister, Edna Mae Ingram Laster.
The union of Buel and Helen Porter resulted in two children. Their first child a daughter, their second a son. The son, Bradley Kent Porter was born on September 14, 1955 and he passed away as an infant on November 19, 1955.
Buel was a former employee of Boeing Aircraft in his younger years. In the latter years, he and his wife, Helen, owned and operated a small grocery store at Woodland.
Buel was a member of the Harmony Presbyterian Church and also a member of the Harmony Masonic Lodge, Number 433. He was a 32nd degree Mason.
The Memorial service for Buel Porter was conducted by the Rev. Clyde Vire at Hardwicke Funeral Home on June 8, 2012. He was laid to rest beside his wife at the Harmony Cemetery.
*Obituary
Helen Wilkene Ingram, born at Harmony, Arkansas, was the daughter of William Clyce and Allie Jaggers Ingram. Helen had a younger sister, Edna Mae Ingram, who was born in 1926.
On August 17, 1946 Helen and her beloved, Buel Lawrence Porter, were married in Johnson County, Arkansas. Buel was the son of Loyce and Ola Miracle Porter of Harmony. She and Buel were the parents of two children; a daughter and a son. Their son Bradley Kent Porter died in infancy when he was only two months old. He was buried in the Harmony Cemetery.
Helen had many fine qualities and she was a lovely, sweet, lady. When customers entered the grocery store that she and her husband owned and operated, she always had a broad smile on her face to greet them warmly.
In the April, 1977 issue of the Johnson County Historical Journal, Helen wrote a lengthy, but interesting article about Edna, Arkansas. Edna was a community near Harmony where Helen's ancestors grew up, worked, and lived. She related stories about the workings of the thriving little community with it's vital businesses and grist mill. Then the Great Depression came along and Edna ceased to be no more than just a spot in the road. But, the town will always be remembered, thanks to Helen's forethought to write that narrative.
When Helen passed away in 1991, she was laid to rest in the Harmony Cemetery.
Contributed on 11/22/21 by billsully060
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